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ITY  ORDINANCES 


To  September  1,  1912 

REMOTE  STORAGE 


ROOKSTACKS  OFFICE 


Passed  by  the  Common  Council  and  approved 
by  His  Honor,  the  Mayor,  since  the 
publication  of  the  Ordinances 
in  book  form,  June 
1,  1912 


Compiled  by 

HAROLD  J.  BALLIETT 
City  Clerk 


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That  Section  20  of  Chapter  VII  of  the 
Ordinances  he  and  the  same  is  hereby 
amended  so  as  to  read  as  follows : 

No  person  shall  sell  or  offer  for  sale  in 
the  public  markets,  or  elsewhere  In  the 
city,  any  fruit,  vegetables,  berries  or  other 
products  or  commodities,  at,  for  or  by  any 
weight  or  measure  other  than  the  weight 
or  measure  required  by  law  and  duly 
tested  and  stamped  or  certified  as  correct 
by  the  Sealer  of  Weights  and  Measures ; 
and  all  meats,  poultries  and  provisions,  ex¬ 
cept  such  vegetables  as  are,  according  to 
custom,  sold  by  the  head  or  bunch,  being 
offered  for  sale  in  the  public  markets  or 
elsewhere  in  the  city,  shall  be  weighed  or 
measured  by  the  scale,  dry  measure, 
weight,  balance  or  other  measure  duly 
tested  and  stamped  or  certified  as  correct 
by  the  Sealer  of  Weights  and  Measures, 
provided,  that,  except  where  the  purchaser 
otherwise  requests  or  desires,  poultry  may 
be  sold  in  any  other  manner  than  by 
weight.  Any  lessee  or  occupant  of  a  stall, 
stand  or  space  in  any  public  market  of  the 
city,  and  any  other  person  doing  business 
on  the  markets  or  elsewhere  under  a  li¬ 
cense  or  permit  from  any  department  of 
the  city,  who  shall  violate  any  of  the  pro¬ 
visions  of  this  section,  shall,  in  addition  to 
the  other  penalties  prescribed  by  statute 
or  ordinance,  forfeit  his  or  her  lease,  li- 
.  cense  or  permit,  and  the  same  shall  ex¬ 
pire,  cease  and  determine  as  if  the  original 
term  of  letting  had  expired  by  limitation 
of  time,  and  no  stand,  stall  pr  space  in  the 
public  markets  shall  thereafter,  without 
the  consent  of  the  Common  Council,  be 
leased,  rented  or  hired  to  such  occupant 
or  lessee,  nor  to  any  member  of  his  or 
her  family.  Provided,  however,  that  in 
every  case  the  person  charged  with  a  vio¬ 
lation  of  any  of  the  provisions  of  this  sec¬ 
tion  shall,  before  the  incurring  of  the  pen¬ 
alty  herein  prescribed,  be  notified  in  writ¬ 
ing  of  the  charge  against  him  or  her  and 
of  a  hearing  thereon  before  the  Mayor  at 
a  time  and  place  to  be  fixed  in  said  notice ; 
<tU>c  no  forfeiture  or  other  penalty  pre¬ 
scribed  by  this  section  shall  be  imposed  or 
incurred  until  after  such  hearing  and  a. 
decision  thereon  by  the  Mayor  sustaining 
the  charge  or  charges. 


Tht^t  Section  18  of  Chapter  XXXII  of 
the  Ordinances  be  and  the  same  is  hereby 
amended  so  as  to  read  as  follows: 

Sec.  18.  Application  for  tapping  mu,st 
be  made  at  the  office  forty-eight  hours 
prior  to  the  time  requested  for  insertion, 
order  that  proper  inspection  of  the 
premises  may  be  made  by  an  inspector 
of  the  Bureau  before  the  order  is  deliv¬ 
ered  to  the  tapper.  Such  application  must 
state  the  time  when  the  main  will  be  un¬ 
covered  and  ready  for  the  tapper,  the  si/e 
of  the  taps  and  service  pipe  applied  for, 
the  number  of  the  premises,  the  side  of 
the  street  and  the  name  of  the  person  own¬ 
ing  the  premises. 


That  so  much  of  Section  1  of  Chapter  1 
of  the  Ordinances  of  the  City  of  Buffalo 


under  the  Department  of  Health,  Ernest 
Wende  Hospital,  be  amended  by  adding 
thereto  the  following : 

1  chauffeur-mechanician . $900.00 


That  Section  20  of  Chapter  4  of  the  Or¬ 
dinances  of  the  City  of  Buffalo  be  amended 
so  a  s  to  read  as  follows : 

Sec.  20. — 1.  No  wagon,  car  or  other 
vehicle  shall  be  driven  upon  the  streets  or 
highways  by  animal  or  mechanical  trac¬ 
tion,  unless  it  shall  have  tires  of  the  fol¬ 
lowing  widths :  For  combined  weight  of 
vehicle  and  load  from  4,000  to  5,000  pounds, 
tires  at  least  three  inches  in  width.  For 
combined  weight  of  vehicle  and  load  ex¬ 
ceeding  5,000  pounds,  tires  at  least  four 
inches  in  width. 

2.  No  wagon,  car,  truck,  or  machine 
which  has  solid  lugs,  spikes  or  cleats  at¬ 
tached  to  the  face  of  its  wheels  shall  be 
driven,  hauled  or  propelled  upon  paved  or 
improved  streets  or  highways,  excepting 
under  restrictions  prescribed  by  and  upon 
written  permission  from  the  Commissioner 
of  Public  Works. 

Provided,  however,  that  nothing  in  this 
section  shall  be  construed  to  prohibit  the 
use  of  anti-skid  chains  on  any  automobile 
weighing,  with  its  load,  not  more  than  five 
tons. 

3.  No  machine  or  other  contrivance  In¬ 
tended  primarily  for  purposes  other  than 
the  transportation  of  persons  or  goods  and 
weighing  more  than  five  (5)  tons,  except¬ 
ing  road  or  pavement  rollers,  shall  be 
driven,  hauled  or  propelled  upon  paved  or 
improved  streets  or  highways,  excepting 
under  restrictions  prescribed  by  and  upon 
written  permission  from  the  Commissioner 
of  Public  Works. 

4.  No  wagon,  car,  truck  or  machine 
upon  wheels  which  shall  weigh,  together 
with  the  load  upon  it,  more  than  36,000 
pounds  or  have  a  load  upon  a  single  wheel 
of  over  10,000  pounds  shall  be  driven  or 
propelled  through  the  streets  and  high¬ 
ways  or  over  or  upon  any  bridge  or  via¬ 
duct  upon  such  street  or  highway,  unless 
with  the  written  permission  of  the  Com¬ 
missioner  of  Public  Works.  Such  pro¬ 
vision  shall  not  apply  to  the  operation  of 
any  car  over  or  along  a  fixed  track  prop¬ 
erly  constructed  for  such  purpose. 

5.  Where  permission  is  granted  by  the 
Commissioner  of  Public  Works  for  the 
purposes  set  forth  in  Sub.  Div.  2,  3  and  4 
next  above,-  he  may  require  the  payment 
of  an  inspection  fee  not  to  exceed  $1.00  per 
mile  or  fraction  thereof  traveled  by  such 
wagon,  car,  truck  or  machine  upon  the 
streets  or  highways,  and  the  persons  to 
whom  such  permit  is  issued  shall  pay  the 
expenses  of  all  repairs  to  pavements, 
bridge  roadways,  manholes,  sewers  and 
receivers  which  may  be  necessary  by  such 
use  of  the  streets  and  highways. 

Every  person  violating  the  provisions  of 
sub-divisions  1,  2,  3  or  4  of  this  section 
shall  upon  conviction  be  subject  to  a  fine 
of  not  less  than  $5.00  nor  more  than 
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That  Section  32  of  Chapter  4  of  the  Or¬ 
dinances  of  the  City  of  Buffalo  be  amended 
so  as  to  read  as  follows  : 

Sec.  32.  (1).  It  is  hereby  declared  to 

be  unlawful  for  any  person,  firm  or  cor¬ 
poration  to  attach  or  cause  or  permit  any 
of  his  or  their  or  its  agents  or  employes  to 
attach  to  any  lamp  post,  electric  light  post, 
telegraph,  telephone,  street  railway  or 
other  pole,  or  any  hydrant  or  box  covering 
the  same,  or  to  any  structure  or  building 
in  or  upon  any  of  the  streets,  avenues, 
lanes,  alleys  or  public  places  of  the  city, 
any  bills,  posters,  notices,  letters,  pictures 
or  characters  of  any  kind  for  advertising 
purposes  It  is  also  hereby  declared  to  be 
unlawful  to  attach  any  such  bills,  posters, 
notices,  letters,  pictures  or  characters  of 
any  kind  for  advertising  purposes  upon 
any  structure  or  building  adjoining  any  of 
the  public  streets,  avenues,  lanes,  alleys 
or  places  in  the  city,  except  by  licensed  bill 
posters,  and  by  them  only  in  such  manner 
that  they  shall  not  be  detached  and  scat¬ 
tered  upon  such  streets,  avenues,  lanes, 
alleys  or  public  places ;  provided,  however, 
that  the  owners  or  occupants  of  buildings 
shall  be  permitted  to  attach  securely  to 
such  buildings  signs  advertising  the  busi¬ 
ness  carried  on  therein  subject  to  the  pro¬ 
visions  of  this  section. 

(2).  No  person,  firm  or  corporation 
shall  erect  or  maintain  over  any  sidewalk 
or  over  the  exterior  line  of  any  street,  ave¬ 
nue,  lane,  alley  or  public  place  in  the  City 
of  Buffalo  any  sign  for  displaying  the 
name  or  trademark  of  any  person,  firm  or 
corporation  for  advertising  purposes,  or 
otherwise  giving  notice  of  any  business  or 
occupation,  without  first  having  obtained  a 
license  therefor  from  the  Commissioner  of 
Public  Works,  for  which  shall  be  paid  the 
fees  fixed  by  this  section.  Provided,  how¬ 
ever,  that  signs  projecting  not  more  than 
eighteen  inches  over  such  exterior  line 
may  be  erected  and  maintained  without 
license,  subject  to  the  control  of  the  Com¬ 
missioner  of  Public  Works,  AND  THE 
FURTHER  ORDER  OF  THE  COMMON 
COUNCIL  No  sign  in  the  City  of  Buffalo 
shall  extend  over  the  exterior  street  line 
beyond  the  curb,  and  in  no  event  shall 
any  sign  BE  ERECTED  HAVING  A 
GREATER  DIMENSION  THAN  10  FEET 
IN  THE  DIRECTION  AT  RIGHT 
ANGLES  TO  THE  WALL  OF  THE 
BUILDING.  Nor  shall  any  sign  extend 
more  than  12  feet  beyond  the  exterior 
street  line.  Before  any  license  for  any 
sign  shall  be  granted,  the  person,  firm  or 
corporation  desiring  to  erect  or  maintain 
the  sign  or  signs  shall  file  with  the  Com¬ 
missioner  of  Public  works  a  written  ap¬ 
plication  therefor,  signed  by  the  applicant 
and  stating  in  detail  the  kind  and  char¬ 
acter  of  the  sign  proposed  to  be  erected  or 
maintained,  the  actual  area  in  square  feet 
of  the  exterior  surface  of  such  sign,  and 
such  application  shall  also  state,  in  such  de¬ 
tails  as  the  Commissioner  of  Public  Works 
shall  require,  the  place  where  and  the 
manner  in  which  it  is  proposed  to  erect 
such  sign  or  signs.  The  application  shall 
be  signed  by  the  person,  firm  or  corporation 
occupying  as  tenant  or  otherwise  the  prem¬ 
ises  to  which  the  sign  is  to  be  attached 
and  whose  business  is  to  be  advertised  by 
the  sign,  and  such  person,  firm  or  corpora¬ 
tion  shall  agree  in  the  application  to  save 
the  city  harmless  from  all  claims  for 
damages  arising  in  connection  with  such 


sign.  Upon  the  approval  by  the  Commis¬ 
sioner  of  Public  Works  of  such  application 
find  of  the  place  and  manner  of  erecting 
the  sign  therein  mentioned,  and  upon  his 
writing  or  stamping  thereon  the  amount 
of  fee  required  for  the  sign  applied  for, 
the  applicant  shall  pay  to  the  Treasurer 
the  fee  prescribed  by  this  section  and  ob¬ 
tain  said  Treasurer’s  receipt  therefor.  The 
fees  received  by  the  Treasurer  pursuant 
to  this  section  shall  be  paid  into  the  Gen¬ 
eral  Fund.  Upon  presentation  of  the 
Treasurer  s  receipt  for  any  fee,  the  Com¬ 
missioner  of  Public  Works  shall  issue  to 
the  applicant  a  license  for  the  sign  applied 
for.  All  licenses  issued  hereunder  shall 
be  numbered  consecutively,  and  each  such 
license  shall  describe  briefly  the  kind  and 
character  of  sign  authorized  to  be  erected 
or  maintained,  the  place  where  to  be  on, 
the  name  of  the  applicant,  the  amount  of 
fee  which  has  been  paid  and  the  dates  of 
issue  and  expiration  of  the  license. 

Duplicates  of  all  licenses  issued  pursu¬ 
ant  to  this  section  shall  be  kept  on  file  in 
the  office  of  the  Commissioner  of  Public 
Works. 

C  3 ) .  All  licenses  issued  pursuant  to 
this  section  shall  expire  on  the  30th  day 
of  June  next  after  their  issuance. 

The  license  fees  for  the  erection  or 
maintenance  of  signs  shall  be  as  follows: 

For  illuminated  signs  having  an  area  of 
less  than  thirty  square  feet,  $2  per  an¬ 
num. 

For  illuminated  signs  having  an  area  of 
not  less  than  thirty  nor  more  than  forty 
square  feet,  $2.50  per  annum. 

For  illuminated  signs  having  an  area  of 
more  than  forty  and  not  more  than  fifty 
square  feet,  $3  per  annum. 

For  illuminated  signs  having  an  area  of 
more  than  fifty  and  not  more  than  sev¬ 
enty-five  square  feet,  $4  per  annum. 

For  illuminated  signs  having  an  area  of 
more  than  seventy-five  square  feet,  the  an¬ 
nual  fees  shall  be  $4  and,  in  addition 
thereto,  ten  cents  for  every  square  foot  in 
excess  of  seventy-five  square  feet. 

Permits  for  illuminated  signs  not  more 
than  75  square  feet  in  area  may  be  is¬ 
sued  by  the  Commissioner  of  Public 
Works,  as  above  provided,  without  the  oi*- 
der  of  the  Common  Council.  In  case  any 
application  for  permission  to  erect  a  sign 
exceeding  75  square  feet  in  area  shall  be 
made,  and  the  Commissioner  of  Public 
Works  shall  determine  that  the  same  can 
be  properly  and  safely  erected  according  to 
full  plans  and  specifications  filed  with 
him,  he  shall  report  such  application  to 
the  Common  Council  with  the  facts  and 
reasons  bearing’on  the  same,  and  the  erec¬ 
tion  of  such  sign  on  the  Commissioner’s 
recommendation  may  then  be  authorized 
by  a  two  thirds  vote  of  the  members  of 
each  Board  composing  the  Common  Coun¬ 
cil. 

For  all  signs  which  shall  project  more 
than  eighteen  inches  over  the  exterior 
street  line,  other  than  illuminated  signs, 
the  license  fee  shall  be  as  follows: 

For  all  signs  having  an  area  of  less  than 
twenty  square  feet,  $1  per  annum. 

For  all  signs  having  an  area  of  not  less 
than  twenty  nor  more  than  thirty  square 
feet,  $1.50  per  annum. 

For  all  signs  having  an  area  of  more 
than  thirty  and  not  more  than  forty  square 
feet,  $2  per  annum. 

No  sign  other  than  an  illuminated  or 
cloth  or  canvas  sign  shall  be  hereafter 


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erected  or  maintained  within  the  City  of 
Buffalo  projecting  more  than  eighteen 
inches  over  the  exterior  street  line  and 
having  an  area  of  more  than  forty  square 
feet,  except  for  temporary  purposes  and 
then  only  on  resolution  of  the  Common 
Council. 

f4).  For  the  purpose  of  this  section 
an  illuminated  sign  shall  be  any  sign  in 
connection  with  which  artificial  light  is 
used. 

The  area  of  a  sign  for  the  purposes  of 
this  section  shall  be  construed  as  being 
one-half  of  the  total  exterior  surface  of 
the  sign,  computed  in  square  feet. 

The  amount  of  fees  to  be  paid  under 
this  section  shall  be  computed  and  fixed 
by  the  Commissioner  of  Public  Works 
and  shall  be  written  or  stamped  upon  the 
applications  for  licenses,  which  applica¬ 
tions  shall  be  presented  to  the  Treasurer 
at  the  time  of  the  payment  of  said  fees  to 
him,  and  shall  be  returned  to  the  Com¬ 
missioner  of  Public  Works,  together  with 
the  Treasurer’s  receipt  for  the  fee  or  fees. 

Licenses  for  less  than  one  year  may  be 
issued  upon  payment  in  each  case  of  a 
fee  bearing  the  same  proportion  to  the 
amount  of  the  annual  fee  for  such  license 
as  the  period  of  time  intervening  between 
the  date  of  such  license  and  the  30th  day 
of  June  next  thereafter  bears  to  one  year ; 
provided  that  no  fee  shall  be  accepted  for 
less  than  three  months,  and  that  a  frac¬ 
tion  of  a  three  months’  period  shall  be 
counted  as  a  full  quarter  of  a  year. 

(5).  For  each  and  every  violation  of 
any  provision  of  this  section  the  offender 
shall  be  subject  to  a  penalty  of  $10,  and 
for  each  day  during  which  any  sign  shall 
be  maintained  without  a  license,  or  in 
any  other  manner  in  violation  of  any  pro¬ 
vision  of  this  section,  the  offender  shall  be 
subject  to  a  separate  penalty  of  $10  as  for 
a  separate  offense. 

Any  license  issued  hereunder  may  be 
revoked  by  the  Commissioner  of  Public 
Works  for  cause,  after  reasonable  notice 
to  the  licensee  and  a  hearing  before  said 
Commissioner  at  his  office  at  a  time  speci¬ 
fied  in  such  notice.  The  said  Commis¬ 
sioner  of  Public  Works  shall  file  a  copy 
of  his  determination  of  such  hearing  with 
the  City  Clerk  within  twenty-four  hours 
after  it  is  made. 


That  so  much  of  section  one  of  chapter 
one  of  the  Ordinances  of  the  City  of  Buf¬ 
falo  under  the  head  Legislative  Depart¬ 
ment  as  relates  to  the  following : 

1  City  Clerk . $2,500.00 

—  be  amended  to  read  as  follows : 

1  City  Clark . . $3,000.00 

The  above  to  take  effect  January  1, 
1912. 


That  the  final  paragraph  of  Section  84 
of  Chapter  XIV  of  the  Ordinances,  as 
amended  and  inserted  by  action  of  the 
Common  Council  in  1911  and  printed  on 
pages  140  and  141  of  the  printed  pro¬ 
ceedings  of  the  Common  Council  for  this 
year,  be  and  the  same  is  hereby  amended 
so  as  to  read  as  follows : 

“The  foregoing  amendments  of  sections 
83  and  84  shall  take  effect  at  the  begin¬ 
ning  of  the  school  year  in  September,  1911. 
and  every  grade  teacher,  including  each 
assistant  principal,  department  principal, 


teacher  of  German,  kindergarten  teacher 
and  assistant  in  any  special  department, 
for  that  year  and  all  subsequent  years 
shall  receive  the  salary  which  such  teacher 
would  be  entitled  to  receive  if  these 
amendments  of  sections  83  and  84  had 
been  in  force  at  the  date  of  the  appoint¬ 
ment  of  such  teacher ;  provided,  however, 
that,  as  to  high  school  teachers,  teachers 
of  theors'-  and  practice  of  teaching  at  the 
Teachers1  Training  School,  and  the  direc¬ 
tors  of  special  departments,  each  such 
teacher  and  director  shall  receive  during 
the  school  year  beginning  September,  1911, 
the  increases  provided  by  the  amendments 
adopted  in  the  year  1911,  and  that  for  the 
school  year  beginning  in  September,  1912, 
and  for  all  subsequent  years,  each  such 
high  school  teacher  and  each  such  teacher 
of  theory  and  practice  of  teaching  at  the 
Teachers’  Training  School,  and  each  such 
director  of  a  special  department,  shall  re¬ 
ceive  the  salary  which  such  high  school 
teacher,  or  which  such  teacher  of  theory 
and  practice  of  teaching  at  the  Teachers’ 
Training  School,  or  which  such  director 
would  be  entitled  to  receive  if  the  salary 
ordinance  of  1911  by  amendment  of  sec¬ 
tions  S3  and  84  had  been  in  force  at  the 
date  of  the  appointment  of  such  teacher  or 
director.” 


That  so  much  of  section  one  of  chapter 
one  of  the  Ordinances  of  the  City  of  Buf¬ 
falo,  under  the  Department  of  Finance, 
City  Treasurer,  as  relates  to  the  follow¬ 
ing: 

1  Deputy  . $2,000.00 

be  amended  so  as  to  read  as  follows: 

1  Deputy  . $2,500.00 


That  so  much  of  section  1  of  Chapter 
1  of  the  Ordinances  as  creates  the  two 
positions  of  Assistant  City  Attorney  in  the 
Department  of  Law,  be  and  the"  same  is 
hereby  amended  so  as  to  create  three  such 
positions,  as  follows: 

Three  Assistant  City  Attorneys, 

each . $3,000.00 


That  so  much  of  Section  83  of  Chapter 
XIV  of  the  Ordinances  relating  to  the  sal¬ 
aries  of  teachers  in  the  Department  of 
Public  Instruction,  as  fixes  the  salaries  of 
the  directors  of  special  departments,  be 
and  the  same  is. hereby  amended  by  add¬ 
ing  thereto  the  following: 

There  shall  also  be  an  assistant  director 
of  manual  training,  who  shall  receive  as  an 
annual  salary  .'  a  minimum  of  $1,200,  an 
annual  increase  of  $100  and  a  maximum 
of  $1,500 


That  the  last  sentence,  as  printed  on 
page  2344  of  the  proceedings  of  the  year 
1910  (No.  30),  of  the  amendment  of  sub¬ 
division  20  of  Section  8  of  Chapter  III  of 
the  Ordinances  of  the  City  of  Buffalo,  re¬ 
lating  to  the  employes  of  the  Juvenile  De¬ 
tention  Home,  be  and  the  same  is  hereby 
amended  so  as  to  read  as  follows  : 

“Such  statement  must  be  signed  and 
sworn  to  by  the  said  superintendent  and 
certified  as  just  and  correct  by  the  judge 
of  the  children’s  court.” 


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And  that  said  amendment  of  1910  of 
subdivision  20  of  Section  8  of  Chapter  III 
of  the  Ordinances  and  as  hereinbefore 
amended,  be  and  the  same  is  hereby 
further  amended,  by  adding  thereto  the 
following : 

“Said  detention  home  is  hereby  des¬ 
ignated  as  the  place  for  the  trial  of  chil¬ 
dren’s  cases  by  the  children’s  court.” 


That  the  final  paragraph  of  Section  34 
of  Chapter  XIV  of  the  Ordinances,  as 
amended  and  inserted  by  action  of  the 
Common  Council  in  1911  and  printed  on 
pages  2538  and  2549  of  the  printed  pro¬ 
ceedings  of  the  Common  Council  for  that 
year,  be  and  the  same  is  hereby  amended 
so  as  to  read  as  follows : 

“The  foregoing  amendments  of  sections 

83  and  84  shall  take  effect  at  the  begin¬ 
ning  of  the  school  year  in  September,  1911, 
and  every  grade  teacher,  including  each 
assistant  principal,  department  principal, 
teacher  of  German,  kindergarten  teacher 
and  assistant  in  any  special  depart¬ 
ment,  for  that  year  and  all  subse¬ 
quent  years  shall  receive  the  salary 
which  such  teacher  would  be  entitled  to 
receive  if  these  amendments  of  sections  88 
and  84  had  been  in  force  at  the  date  of 
the  appointment  of  such  teacher;  pro¬ 
vided,  however,  that  as  to  high  school 
teachers,  principals  of  grammar  and  pri¬ 
mary  schools,  teachers  of  theory  and  prac¬ 
tice  of  teaching  at  the  Teachers’  Training 
School,  and  the  directors  of  special  de¬ 
partments,  each  such  teacher,  principal, 
and  director  shall  receive  during  the  school 
year  beginning  September,  1911,  the  in¬ 
crease  provided  by  the  amendments 
adopted  in  the  year  1911,  and  that  for  the 
school  year  beginning  in  September,  1912, 
and  for  all  subsequent  years,  each  such 
high  school  teacher,  and  each  such  gram¬ 
mar  and  primary  school  principal,  and 
each  such  teacher  of  theory  and  practice 
of  teaching  at  the  Teachers’  Training 
School,  and  each  such  director  of  a  special 
department,  shall  receive  the  salary  which 
such  high  school  teacher,  or  which  such 
grammar  and  primary  school  principal,  or 
which  such  teacher  of  theory  and  practice 
of  teaching  at  the  Teachers’  Training 
School,  or  which  such  director  would  be 
entitled  to  receive  if  the  salary  ordinance 
of  2  911  by  amendment  of  sections  83  and 

84  had  been  in  force  at  the  date  of  the  ap¬ 
pointment  of  such  teacher,  principal  or  di¬ 
rector.” 


That  Section  32  of  Chapter  VIII  of  the 
Ordinances  be  and  the  same  is  hereby 
amended  by  adding  thereto  the  following: 

The  Ohio  street  bridge  over  the  Buffalo 
River  and  the  Hamburg  turnpike  bridges 
over  the  Ship  Canal  and  the  Union  Canal, 
so-called,  shall  remain  closed  between  the 
hours  of  six-thirty  and  eight  o’clock  in 
the  forenoon  and  five  and  six-thirty 
o’clock  in  the  afternoon,  daily;  provided, 
however,  that  the  Ohio  street  bridge  will 
be  opened  during  one  hour  of  such  period, 
morning  and  night,  for  the  passage  of 
craft  engaged  exclusively  upon  contract 
work  for  the  City  of  Buffalo,  which  hour 
shall  de  designated  and  determined  by  the 
Harbor  Master.  Each  of  such  bridges 
*  shall  be  lowered  immediately  after  the 
passage  of  each  vessel,  craft,  or  tow,  for 
the  purpose  of  allowing  the  traffic  in  said 


highways  both  ways  to  pass  during  the 
said  hours. 


That  so  much  of  Section  84  of  Chapter 
14  of  the  Ordinances  of  the  City  of  Buffalo 
as  reads  as  follows: 

All  increases  of  salary  provided  for  by 
the  foregoing  amendment  of  Section  83 
shall  be  made  only  at  the  beginning  of 
school  years  in  September  of  each  year, 
except  salaries  of  truant  officers  and 
clerks  in  the  Superintendent’s  office,  in¬ 
creases  in  which  shall  begin  on  the  first 
day  of  July  of  each  year. 

— be  amended  so  as  to  read  as  follows : 

All  increases  of  salary  provided  for  by 
the  foregoing  amendment  of  Section  83 
shall  be  made  only  at  the  beginning  of 
school  years  in  September  of  each  year, 
except  salaries  of  truant  officers  and  clerks 
in  the  Superintendent’s  office,  increases 
in  which  shall  begin  at  the  end  of  the 
year’s  service. 


That  Section  77  of  Chapter  XXXII  of 
the  Ordinances,  relating  to  water  rates,  be 
and  the  same  is  hereby  amended  by  insert¬ 
ing  therein  in  place  of  the  words  “Fire 
sprinkler  connection,  fire  use  only  $10.00,” 
the  following: 

Fire  pipe  lines  or  sprinkler  connections, 
fire  use  only,  as  approved  by  the  Commis¬ 
sioner  of  Public  Works  and  of  the  type 
approved  by  the  Board  of  Fire  Under¬ 
writers  in  December,  1910,  which  ap¬ 
proval  is  on  file  in  the  office  of  the  City 
Clerk,  will  be  granted  on  special  request ; 
blue  print  of  system  as  granted  to  be  filed 
in  the  Bureau  of  Water,  with  a  good,  suffi¬ 
cient  bond  in  the  sum  of  fifteen  hundred 
dollars,  conditioned  that  the  applicant,  his 
successors,  assigns  and  lessees  shall  com¬ 
ply  with  all  the  ordinances  of  the  city  and 
the  regulations  of  the  Department  of  Pub¬ 
lic  Works  in  relation  thereto ;  and  the 
supply  to  be  metered;  rate,  $24  per  an¬ 
num,  in  addition  to  the  regular  meter  rate 
for  all  water  shown  by  the  meter  to  have 
been  used,  except  in  case  of  fire.  The  pro¬ 
visions  of  this  paragraph  shall  not  apply 
to  outside  hose  connections  on  buildings 
intended  for  the  use  of  the  fire  department 
exclusively. 


That  Section  7  of  Chapter  III  of  the  Or¬ 
dinances  be  and  the  same  is  hereby 
amended  so  as  to  read  as  follows: 

Sec.  7.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  every 
officer,  in  whose  favor  the  Common  Coun¬ 
cil  shall  at  any  time  direct  to  be  drawn 
any  order  or  warrant  on  the  treasury  for 
the  purpose  of  paying  any  debt  or  liability 
of  the  City,  “  or  otherwise  disbursing 
moneys  for  the  City,  immediately  after 
making  payment  or  disbursements  contem¬ 
plated  to  report  to  the  Common  Council  a 
detailed  statement  or  account  of  the  dis¬ 
position  of  such  order  or  funds  and  pay  to 
the  City  Treasury  any  balance  in  his 
hands  to  the  credit  of  the  proper  fund. 
Such  order  or  warrant  and  the  proceeds 
thereof,  which  may  be  so  turned  over  to 
any  such  officer,  shall  be  and  remain  the 
property  and  money  of  the  City  and  shall 
be  used  for  no  other  purpose  than  that  for 
which  such  money  was  appropriated  or 
raised,  or  for  which  such  order  or  warrant 
was  directed  drawn. 


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That  Chapter  3  of  the  Ordinances  of  the 
City  of  Buffalo  be  amended  by  adding 
thereto  the  following  to  be  known  as  Sec¬ 
tion  28  : 

Section  28.  That  upon  the  receipt  by 
the  City  of  the  purchase  price  accruing 
upon  the  sale  of  the  Hamburg  Canal  Strip, 
the  Comptroller  be  and  he  is  hereby  di¬ 
rected  with  such  proceeds  to  create  a  sink¬ 
ing  fund  to  be  known  as  “The  Canal  Nuis¬ 
ance  Abatement  Sinking  Fund,”  by  de¬ 
positing  such  proceeds  to  the  credit  of 
such  fund  in  the  banks  designated  as  City 
depositories,  and  that  all  interest  received 
from  such  deposits  shall  be  placed  to  the 
credit  of  the  sinking  fund  herein  provided 
for.  Upon  the  authority  of  the  Common 
Council,  the  Comptroller,  from  time  to 
time,  may  invest  said  sinking  fund  in 
bends  of  the  City  or  other  securities;  ar.d 
the  earnings  or  interest  of  said  bonds  or 
securities  shall  be  placed  to  the  credit  of 
said  sinking  fund.  Said  Canal  Nuisance 
Abatement  Sinking  Fund  shall  be  set  apart 
and  held  for  the  redemption  of  the  bonds 
which  were  floated  in  aid  of  the  construc¬ 
tion  of  sewers  and  the  abatement  of  nuis¬ 
ances  in  the  Main  and  Hamburg  Canal, 
Clark  and  Skinner  Canal,  and  Ohio  Basin 
Slip,  as  said  bonds  mature,  and  for  the 
payment  of  interest  on  said  bonds  as  it 
becomes  payable,  and  the  principal  and 
the  incomes  of  said  sinking  fund  shall  be 
used  for  no  other  pui'pose  until  all  of  said 
bonds  shall  have  been  redeemed. 


That  Section  2-a  of  Chapter  X  of  the 
Ordinances  of  the  City  of  Buffalo  be  and 
the  same  is  hereby  amended  as  follows : 

Sec.  2-a — The  Commissioner  of  Public 
Works  is  hereby  authorized  and  directed 
to  extend  the  districts  defined  in  Section  2 
of  this  chapter,  not  to  exceed,  in  the  ag¬ 
gregate,  nine  thousand  two  hundred  and 
forty  feet,  street  measurement,  in  the 
year  nineteen  hundred  and  seven ;  not 
to  exceed  in  the  aggregate,  eighteen 
thousand  four  hundred  and  eighty  feet, 
street  measurement,  in  the  year  nineteen 
hundred  and  eight ;  not  to  exceed,  in  the 
aggregate,  fifteen  thousand  eight  hundred 
and  forty  feet,  street  measurement,  in  the 
year  nineteen  hundred  and  nine;  and  not 
to  exceed,  in  the  aggregate,  ten  thousand 
five  hundred  and  sixty  feet,  street  meas¬ 
urement,  each  year  thereafter.  On  or  be¬ 
fore  the  first  day  of  March  in  each  year 
(except  in  the  year  nineteen  hundred  and 
seven)  the  said  commissioner  shall  define 
the  limits  of  such  enlarged  district  for 
such  year  and  report  the  same  to  the  Com¬ 
mon  Council  for  its  action  thereon,  ar.d 
immediately  upon  the  approval  or  amend¬ 
ment,  by  the  Common  Council,  of  the  en¬ 
larged  district  so  reported  said  Commis¬ 
sioner  of  Public  Works  shall  notify  each 
corporation,  company  or  individual  main¬ 
taining  telegraph,  telephone  or  electric 
light  or  other  wires  or  cables  overhead  in 
any  of  the  streets,  alleys,  public  ways  or 
public  grounds  in  such  district,  to  remove 
such  wires,  cables  and  the  poles  and  ap¬ 
pliances  connected  therewith  before  the 
first  day  of  January  following  such  notice, 
or  such  later  time  as  shall  be  not  less  than 
six  months  from  :he  service  thereof.  Said 
notice  shall  specify  a  date  when  the  work 
»  of  such  removal  must  be  done,  which  shall 
be  not  less  than  six  months  from  the  date 
of  service  of  the  notice.  For  the  year 


nineteen  hundred  and  seven  such  enlarged 
district  shall  be  reported  by  said  Commis¬ 
sioner  to  the  Common  Council,  as  nearly 
as  practicable,  on  the  first  day  of  June  and 
after  approval  or  amendment  thereof  by 
the  Common  Council  the  notice  hereby  re¬ 
quired  to  be  given  by  said  Commissioner 
shall  be  given,  as  nearly  as  practicable 
upon  the  fifteenth  day  of  June,  nineteen 
hundred  and  seven.  No  person,  company 
or  corporation  shall  be  excused  from  the 
obligation  of  removing  the  wires  from 
overhead  in  such  enlarged  district,  in  any 
year,  by  reason  of  the  failure  of  said 
Commissioner  to  serve  the  notice  hereby 
required ;  from  year  to  year  the  said  Com¬ 
missioner  shall  give  preference  first  to  the 
territory  bounded  as  follows: 

Beginning  at  the  intersection  of  Chip- 
pewa  street  and  Delaware  avenue ;  run¬ 
ning  thence  east  along  Chippewa  street  to 
Washington  street ;  thence  north  along 
Washington  street  to  the  north  bounds  of 
Washington  Market:  thence  east  along 
the  north  bounds  of  Washington  Market  to 
Ellicott  street ;  thence  south  along  Ellicott 
street  to  Exchange  street ;  thence  west 
along  Exchange  street  to  the  Terrace ; 
thence  continuing  northwesterly  along  the 
Terrace  to  Delaware  avenue;  thence  north¬ 
erly  along  Delaware  avenue  to  Chippewa 
street  at  the  place  of  beginning. 

The  street  mentioned  in  the  foregoing 
paragraph,  or  in  any  notice  given  pursuant 
thereto,  shall  be  deemed  included  in  said 
territory  or  in  the  district  defined. 

Upon  the  completion  of  the  work  in  the 
territory  last  above  described,  the  said 
Commissioner,  in  defining  the  enlarged 
district  from  year  to  year,  shall  give  pref¬ 
erence  to  the  following  described  territory : 
Main  street,  from  Chippewa  street  to 
Ferry  street ;  Main  street,  from  Exchange 
street  to  Buffalo  river ;  Genesee  street, 

from  Ellicott  street  to  Fillmore  avenue; 
Broadway,  from  Ellicott  street  to  Fill¬ 
more  ;  William  street,  from  Michigan 

street  to  Fillmore  avenue ;  Seneca  street, 
from  Ellicott  street  to  Fillmore  avenue ; 
Perry  street,  from  Main  street  to  Chicago 
street ;  Delaware  avenue,  from  Chippewa 
street  to  Gates  Circle ;  Edward  street, 

from  Main  street  to  Virginia  street;  Elm¬ 
wood  avenue,  from  Virginia  street  to  For¬ 
est  avenue ;  Linwood  avenue,  from  North 
street  to  Ferry  street ;  Niagara  street, 

from  Niagara  Square  to  Albany  street; 
Triangle  street,  from  Abbott  road  to  South 
Park  avenue ;  South  Park  avenue,  from 
Triangle  street  to  City  Line ;  Michigan 
street,  from  Scott  street  to  Fulton  street ; 
East  Market  street,  from  Scott  street  to 
Fulton  street ;  West  Market  street,  from 
Scott  street  to  Fulton  street ;  West  Bennett 
street,  from  William  street  to  Clinton  street, 
East  Bennett  street,  from  "William  street  to 
Clinton  street Gibson  street,  from  Broad¬ 
way  to  south  bounds  of  the  Broadway 
Market ;  Lombard  street,  from  Broadway 
to  south  bounds  of  the  Broadway  Market. 
Provided,  however,  that  said  Commissioner 
shall  include  in  the  district  last  above  de¬ 
fined,  in  the  notice  given  for  the  year  1912, 
the  following  streets,  which  shall  be  sub¬ 
stituted  for  an  approximately  equal 
amount  of  work  in  such  district  as  herein¬ 
before  defined,  and  shall  not  be  deemed 
an  additional  requirement :  Ferry  street, 
between  Niagara  and  Grant  streets,  and 
Grant  street,  between  Hampshire  street 
and  Forest  avenue ;  it  being  hereby  re¬ 
quired  that  all  poles  and  all  overhead 


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wires,  cables  and  appliances  shall  be  re¬ 
moved  in  the  year  1912,  and  all  such  wires, 
cables  and  necessary  appliances  shall  be 
buried  during  said  year  or  as  soon  there¬ 
after  as  practicable,  without  detriment  to 
the  service. 

Where  the  Commissioner  of  Public 
Works  is  satisfied  that  permission  for  the 
maintenance  of  distributing  poles  on  pri¬ 
vate  property  cannot  be  obtained  at  rea¬ 
sonable  expense,  or  cannot  be  placed  in 
public  alleys,  such  necessary  distributing 
poles  may  be  erected  and  maintained  in 
the  streets,  alleys  and  public  places  in  lo¬ 
cations  to  be  designated  by  the  Commis¬ 
sioner  of  Public  Works.  Such  permits  of 
the  Commissioner  shall  be  suDject  to  revo¬ 
cation  by  the  Common  Council. 

The  refusal  or  neglect  on  the  part  of 
any  corporation,  company  or  individual  to 
comply  with  the  notice  of  the  Commis¬ 
sioner  of  Public  Works  herein  provided 
for,  or  with  this  section  of  the  ordinances, 
shall  subject  the  offender  to  the  penalty 
prescribed  in  section  one  of  this  chapter ; 
and  compliance  with  any  such  notice  shall 
be  enforced,  so  far  as  practicable,  by  the 
city  by  mandamus  proceedings. 

All  ordinances  or  parts  of  ordinances  of 
the  City  of  Buffalo,  enacted  prior  to  Janu¬ 
ary  1,  1907,  which  are  inconsistent  Math 
this  section,  are  hereby  repealed. 


That  pursuant  to  the  provisions  of  Chap¬ 
ter  651  of  the  Laws  of  1911  (Title  XXV 
of  the  Charter),  Section  1  of  Chapter  1  of 
the  Ordinances  of  the  City  of  Buffalo  be 
and  the  same  Is  hereby  amended  by  add¬ 
ing  thereto  the  following,  to  take  effect 
January  1,  1912  : 

The  Children’s  Court  of  Buffalo. 


1  Judge  . $3,600.00 

1  Clerk  . 1,300.00 

1  Stenographer,  to  be  confidential 

secretary  . 1,300.00 

2  Probation  Officers  (men)  each.  1,200.00 

1  Probation  Officer  (woman)  ....  900.00 

1  Superintendent  Detention  Home  900.00 
1  Attendance  Officer  .  900.00 


All  provisions  of  ordinances  enacted  in 
the  year  1909  or  at  any  other  time,  creat¬ 
ing  the  positions  of  Superintendent  and 
Assistant  Superintendent  of  the  Detention 
Home  under  the  jurisdiction  of  the  City 
Court,  and  fixing  salaries  therefor,  shall  be 
repealed  from  and  after  January  1,  1912. 


That  Section  1«  of  Chapter  13  of  the 
Ordinances  of  the  City  of  Buffalo  be 
amended  so  as  to  read  as  follows : 

Sec.  16 — The  Board  of  Police  Commis¬ 
sioners  shall  provide  all  necessary  livery 
for  the  proper  performance  of  the  duties 
of  his  office,  and  that  of  Assistant  Sealers 
of  Weights  and  Measures.  They  shall  also 
provide  a  suitable  place  for  the  keeping 
and  storing  of  weights  and  measures  used 
by  the  Sealers  of  Weights  and  Measures 
as  standards . 


That  so  much  of  Section  1,  Chapter  1  of 
the  Ordinances  of  the  City  of  Buffalo 
under  the  Department  of  Public  Works, 
Bureau  of  Building,  be  amended  by  adding 
thereto  the  following: 


2  Plaster  Inspectors,  on  appoint¬ 
ment  .  . . . . $1,100.09 

After  5  years’  continuous  service.  1,200.00 
After  10  years’  continuous  service  1,300.00 
After  15  years’  continuous  service  1,400.00 


That  sections  188  and  203  of  Chapter  12 
of  the  Ordinances  of  the  City  of  Buffalo 
be  amended  so  as  to  read  as  follows  : 

Sec.  188 — Buildings  of  Class  IV  shall  be 
divided  into  two  special  classes. 

Class  IVa — Shall  embrace  all  buildings 
of  Class  IV  in  which  no  movable  scenery 
is  used  upon  the  stage  thereof,  excepting 
buildings  used  as  motion-picture  theatres 
having  a  seating  capacity  of  300  or  more. 

Class  IVb — Shall  embrace  all  buildings 
of  Class  IV  in  which  movable  scenery  is 
used  upon  the  stage  thereof  and  all  build¬ 
ings  used  as  motion-picture  theatres  hav¬ 
ing  a  seating  capacity  of  300  or  more. 

Sec.  203 — There  shall  be,  over  the  stage 
of  every  building  of  Class  IVb,  flues  or 
ducts  extending  eight  (8)  feet  above  the 
top  of  the  highest  roof  which  forms  a  part 
of  such  building,  which  flues  or  ducts  shall 
have  an  area  of  at  least  one-tenth  (l-10th) 
of  the  total  area  of  such  stage.  The 
dampers  for  opening  and  closing  such 
ducts  shall  be  controllable  from  a  point 
near  the  proscenium  opening,  and  shall  be 
so  constructed  that  they  will  open  by  the 
operation  of  a  fusible  link.  These  dampers 
and  ducts  shall  be  made  of  incombustible 
material  and  shall  be  properly  insulated 
as  regards  transmission  of  heat  to  adja¬ 
cent  combustible  substances. 


That  Chapter  X  of  the  Ordinances  of  the 
City  of  Buffalo  be  and  the  same  is  hereby 
amended  by  adding  thereto  the  following 
sections,  to  be  designated  respectively 
Sections  10  to  23,  inclusive,  and  to  read 
as  follows : 

Sec.  10 — For  the  sake  of  convenience,  in 
Setions  10  to  17,  inclusive,  electric  light 
and  power  wires,  other  than  railway  wires 
of  a  potential  not  exceeding  700  volts,  are 
termed  group  “A”  wires ;  telegraph,  tele¬ 
phone  and  similar  wires  are  termed  group 
“B”  wires ;  and  railway  wires  of  a  po¬ 
tential  not  exceeding  700  volts  are  termed 
group  “C”  wires. 

When  wires  are  run  horizontally  on 
cross-arms  from  one  pole  to  another,  their 
distance  from  the  center  of  the  pole  shall 
be  not  less  than  the  following: 

All  group  “A”  wires  on  straight  runs: 
15  inches. 

All  group  “A.”  wires  on  curves  or  corn¬ 
ers  :  1 2  inches. 

Grout)  “B”  wires  when  attached  to  the 
same  pole  and  below  group  “A”  or  group 
“C”  attachments — On  straight  runs:  15 
inches:  on  curves  or  corners:  12  inches. 

Group  “C”  attachments  when  attached 
to  the  same  pole  with  the  below  group  “A” 
or  “B”  attachments — On  straight  runs :  12 
inches  ;  on  curves  or  corners  :  9  inches. 

Sec.  11 — No  wires  of  one  group  shall  be 
placed  on  the  same  cross-arm  with  wires 
of  another  group.  When  group  “A”  and 
group  “B”  wires,  run  horizontally  from 
one  pole  to  another,  are  placed  on  the 
same  pole,  the  group  “A”  wires  shall  oc¬ 
cupy  the  upper  position  on  the  pole  and 
the  uppermost  cross-arm  for  group  “B” 
wires,  and  the  uppermost  group  “B”  hori- 


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feet  below  the  lowest  crossarm  for  group 
“A”  wires. 

When  group  “B”  and  group  “C”  wires, 
run  horizontally  from  one  pole  to  another, 
are  placed  on  the  same  pole,  the  group  “C” 
-  wires  may  be  placed  below  the  group  “B” 
wires,  in  which  case  the  uppermost  group 
•‘O”  cross-arm  shall  be  not  less  than  four 
feet  below  the  lowest  cross-arm  for  group 
“B”  w  ires  or  the  lowest  horizontally  run 
group  “B”  cable.  Where  group  ‘C”  wires 
are  run  above  group  “B”  wires  or  other 
group  “B”  attachments,  they  shall  be 
placed  in  accordance  with  the  require¬ 
ments  for  group  “A”  wires 

Horizontally  run  group  “C”  wires  shall 
always  be  run  below  horizontally  run 
group  “A”  wires. 

Sec.  12 — Group  “A,”  “B”  and  “C”  lead- 
sh sated  cable  shall  be  protected  by  wooden 
molding  or  enclosed  within  a  conduit  of 
solid  insulating  material,  wherever  such 
cable  shall  be  run  vertically  upon  the  pole 
between  a  point  not  less  than  40  inches 
above  and  a  point  not  less  than  six  feet 
below  any  wire,  connection  or  attachment 
of  another  group,  except  properly  run 
vertical  attachments  of  another  group. 

Sec.  13 — No  part  of  any  transformer 
connected  to  group  “A”  wires  shall  be 
placed  less  than  40  inches  above  or  below 
group  “B”  wires  or  attachments,  except 
vertically  run  group  “B”  attachments. 
One  side  of  the  pole  shall  be  kept  clear  of 
transformers  to  permit  free  space  for 
climbing. 

Sec.  14 — Each  guy  attached  to  a  pole  on 
which  there  are  both  group  “A”  and  group 
“B”  attachments  or  group  “B”  and  group 
“C”  attachments,  shall  contain  a  strain 
insulator,  placed  not  less  than  six  feet 
from  the  pole,  said  distance  being  meas¬ 
ured  horizontally.  As  far  as  practicable 
each  strain  insulator  shall  have  the  follow¬ 
ing  qualifications : 

(a)  Mechanical  strength  equal  to  the 
tensile  strength  of  the  guy  in  which  it  is 
placed. 

(b)  Construction  so  designed  that  a 
rupture  of  the  insulating  material  shall 
not  result  in  parting  the  guy. 

(c)  Insulating  properties  suitable  to 
the  voltage  of  the  currents  to  which  the 
guy  is  exposed. 

Sec.  15 — Group  “A”  or  group  “C”  wires 
must  not  be  placed  on  the  same  pole  with 
group  “B”  wires  unless  the  voltage  does 
not  exceed  the  following  normal  operating 
values*  Constant  potential  metallic  cir¬ 
cuits  5,000  volts;  alternating  current 
series  circuits  5,000  volts;  direct  current 
series  circuits  7,500  volts;  direct  current 
railway  circuits  700  volts;  except  that 
where  alternating  or  direct  current  series 
circuits  do  not  exceed  7  1-2  amperes  the 
voltage  may  oe  increased  to  10,000  volts, 
and  that  all  the  above-mentioned  wires  be 
covered  when  installed'  with  at  least  a 
standard  weatherproof  insulation. 

Nor  shall  any  of  the  provisions  of  this 
chapter  apply  to  any  of  the  poles,  wires 
and  conduits  used  and  controlled  by  any 
street  railroad  having  a  grant  from  the 
*  City  of  Buffalo,  excepting  when  and  to  the 
extent  that  such  street  railroad  company 
.  strings  its  Avires  on  or  past  the  poles  of 
other  companies. 


Sec.  16 — In  all  cases  where  metal  ropes 
or  chains  are  used  to  raise  and  lower  arc 
lamps,  a  breaker  shall  be  placed  thereon. 

Sec.  17 — Sections  10  to  16,  inclusive, 
shall  apply  to  all  pole  lines  constructed 
after  the  ordinance  goes  into  effect,  and  to 
existing  pole  lines  as  they  are  recon¬ 
structed. 

Sec.  IS — There  is  hereby  created  in  the 
Bureau  of  Engineering  of  the  Department 
of  Public  Works  the  position  of  City  Elec¬ 
trician,  who  shall  be  appointed  by  the 
Commissioner  of  Public  Works  and  who 
shall,  within  fifteen  years  previous  to  the 
time  of  his  appointment,  have  had  not  less 
than  five  years’  practical  experience  as  an 
electrician,  and  not  less  than  three  years’ 
practical  experiene  on  work  similar  to  the 
work  described  in  sections  10  to  17,  inclu¬ 
sive  of  this  chapter  provided,  however, 
that  said  three  years’  practial  experience 
on  such  similar  work  need  not  be  in  addi¬ 
tion  to  the  five  years’  practical  experience 
as  an  electrician.  Subject  to  the  control 
of  the  Commissioner  of  Public  Works,  the 
City  Electrician  shall  inspect  the  wires 
and  appliances  on  the  streets  and  public 
places  in  the  City  of  Buffalo,  and  shall  be 
charged  Avith  such  other  duties  relating 
thereto  as  may  be  imposed  upon  him  by 
said  Commissioner  of  Public  Works.  The 
salary  of^the  City  Electrician  shall  imme¬ 
diately  be  fixed  by  the  Commissioner  of 
Public  Works,  with  the  concurrence  of  the 
Common  Council. 


That  Section  1  of  Chapter  1  of  the  Or¬ 
dinances  of  the  City  of  Buffalo  under  the 
Department  of  Health,  Ernest  Wende  Hos¬ 
pital,  be  amended  by  striking  therefrom 
the  following : 

Fumigators,  two.  each . $1,000.00 

Also  by  striking  out  under  the  Depart¬ 
ment  of  Health  the  following : 

Clerks,  five,  minimum  each . $  900.00 

Labor  Certificate  Clerk .  900.00 

Fumigators,  two,  minimum  each.  1,000.00 

And  by  adding,  under  the  Department  of 
Health,  the  following : 

Clerks,  six,  minimum,  each . $  900.00 

Clerks  and  Stenographers,  two, 
one  for  the  Bureau  of  Vital 
Statistics  and  one  for  the 


Bureau  of  Plumbing  and  Drain¬ 
age,  minimum  each .  1,000.00 

Fumigators,  four,  minimum  each.  1,000.00 
Female  attendant,  psychopathic 

ward  .  .  .  .  720.00 


That  Section  1  of  Chapter  1  pf  the  Or¬ 
dinances  of  the  City  of  Buffalo  be  amended 
by  adding  thereto  the  following: 

The  J.  N.  Adam  Memorial  Hospital  for 


Tuberculosis. 

Superintendent  . $2,000.00 

House  physician  .  1,000.00 

Bookkeeper  and  storekeeper .  1,200.00 

Matron  .  . .  900.00 

Three  nurse's,  each .  720.00 

Stenographer  . .  480.00 

Chef  or  chief  cook  .  900.00 

Assistant  cook  .  600.00 

Baker  .  720.00 

Laundryman  .  540.00 

Laborer  .  300.00 

Farmer  .  720.00 


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Teamster  .  480.00 

15  waitresses,  each  .  240.00 

Engineer,  at  $3.50  per  day. 

Fireman  with  second-class  papers,  as 
many  as  necessary,  at  $2.50  per  day. 


That  Section  83  of  Chapter  14  of  the 
City  Ordinances,  so  far  as  it  relates  to  the 
salary  of  clerks  in  the  office  of  the  Depart¬ 
ment  of  Public  Instruction  be  amended  to 
read  as  follows : 

_  One  Superintendent  of  German 
and  Secretary  to  the  Superin¬ 
tendent  of  Education,  per  year.  $2,700.00 


One  Chief  Clerk,  per  year .  1,700.00 

One  Director  of  Compulsory  Edu¬ 
cation  and  School  Supplies....  1,700.00 
One  Assistant  Chief  Clerk,  per 

year .  1,100.00 

One  Clerk,  per  year .  900.00 

One  Stenographer,  per  year .  900.00 


The  above  employes  will  receive  in  ad¬ 
dition  to  the  sum  above  mentioned  an  in¬ 
crease  of  $100.00  for  every  period  of  five 
years  not  exceeding  three  such  periods 
during  which  he  has  been  or  shall  here¬ 
after  be  continuously  in  the  employ  and 
service  of  the  City,  but  in  no  event  shall 
this  increase  of  salary  exceed  the  sum  of 
$300.00. 

Supervisors. 

That  so  much  of  Sections  83  and  84  of 
Chapter  14  as  relates  to  supervisors  be 
and  the  same  are  hereby  amended  to  read 
as  follows : 

General  Supervisors :  Three  gener  al 
supervisors  shall  receive  a  minimum  of 
$2,500.00,  a  yearly  increase  of  $100.00  and 
a  maximum  of  $3,000.00.  One  supervisor 
of  extension  work  shall  receive  a  minimum 
of  $2,500.00,  a  yearly  increase  of  $100.00 
and  a  maximum  of  $3,000.00. 

The  amendments  affecting  clerks  and 
supervisors  shall  take  effect  July  1,  1912. 


'Chat  so  much  of  Section  1  of  Chapter  1 
of  the  Ordinances  of  the  City  of  Buffalo 
xmder  Department  of  Finance,  Comptrol¬ 
lers  office  be  amended  so  as  to  read  as 
follows : 

The  head  of  'this  department  shall  be  a 
Comptroller  at  a  salary  of  $4,000.00  and 
the  subordinate  employes  of  this  depart¬ 
ment  and  the  annual  minimum  salary 
shall  be : 


1  Deputy  Comptroller  . $3,000.00 

1  Chief  Bookkeeper  .  2,000.00 

1  Bookkeeper  .  1,600.00 

3  Assistant  Bookkeepers,  each  ..  1,000.00 

1  Bocal  Accounts  Bookkeeper  ..  1,200.00 
1  Chief  Tax  Sale  Clerk .  1,700.00 

4  Assistant  Tax  Sale  Clerks,  each  900,00 

1  Warrant  Clerk .  1,200.00 

2  Assistant  Warrant  Clerks,  each  900.00 
1  Bond  and  Insurance  Clerk  ....  1,200.00 
1  Assistant  Bond  and  Insurance 

Clerk  .  900.00 

And  such  assistant  bond  and  insurance 


•clerk,  in  addition  to  the  above  named 
minimum  salary,  shall  receive  one  increase 
of  $100.00  for  every  five  years  of  service 
which  he  shall  have  rendered  to  the  city 
or  any  of  its  departments,  provided  that 
the  sum  total  of  such  increases  shall  not 
*  exceed  the  sum  of  three  hundred  dollars. 


1  Record  Clerk . $  900.00 

1  Bank  Deposit  Clerk  .  900.00 


6  Clerks,  eacii  .  900.00 

1  Clerk  and  Stenographer .  900.00 

1  Auditor  .  2,500.00 

1  Chief  Clerk  to  Auditor .  1,500.00 

2  Clerks  to  Auditor,  each .  900.00 


And  each  of  the  following  named  em¬ 
ployes,  in  addition  to  the  above  minimum 
salary,  shall  receive  one  increase  of 
$100.00  a  year  for  every  period  of  five 
years,  not  exceeding  three  such  periods, 
during  which  he  has  been  or  shall  here¬ 
after  be  continuously  in  the  regular  em¬ 
ploy  and  service  of  the  City : 

Assistant  Bookkeepers. 

Bocal  Accounts  Bookkeeper. 

Chief  Tax  Sale  Clerk. 

Assistant  Tax  Sale  Clerks. 

Warrant  Clerk. 

A  ssistant  Warrant  Clerks. 

Bond  and  Insurance  Clerk. 

Record  Clerk. 

Clerks. 

Clerk  and  Stenographer. 

Clerks  to  Auditor. 

The  Bank  Deposit  Clerk  shall  receive  to 
his  minimum  salary  an  increase  of  $100.00 
after  five  years’  continuous  service. 


Resolved,  That  so  much  of  Section  1  of 
Chapter  1  of  the  Ordinances  of  the  City 
of  Buffalo  under  Department  of  Finance, 
Comptroller’s  office,  as  relates  to  the  fol¬ 
lowing  : 

3  Assistant  Bookkeepers,  each  ..$  900.00 

2  Clerks  to  Auditor,  each  .  900.00 

— be  amended  so  as  to  read  as  follows: 

3  Assistant  Bookkeepers,  each  ..$1,000.00 

2  Clerks  to  Auditor,  each .  900.00 

Clerks  to  Auditor. 


Resolved,  That  so  much  of  Section  1  of 
Chapter  1  of  the  Ordinances  of  the  City  of 
Buffalo,  under  the  title  Department  of 
Public  Instruction,  as  reads  as  follows: 

“1  Superintendent  of  Education,  $5,000.00” 
— be  and  the  same  is  hereby  amended  so 
as  to  read  as  follows : 

1  Superintendent  of  Education.  .$7,500.00 


Resolved,  That  so  much  of  Section  1  of 
Chapter  1  of  the  Ordinances  of  the  City 
of  Buffalo,  under  Subdivision  Treasurer’s 
Department,  as  relates  to  the  following : 
One  Clerk  and  Stenographer,  $900.00  be 
amended  to  read  as  follows : 

One  Clerk  and  Stenographer,  minimum 
salary,  $900.00. 

One  Clerk  and  Stenographer  shall  re¬ 
ceive  to  his  or  her  minimum  salary  an  in¬ 
crease  of  $100.00  for  every  period  of  five 
years,  not  exceeding  one  such  period,  dur¬ 
ing  which  he  or  she  has  been  or  shall  here¬ 
after  be  continuously  in  the  regular  em¬ 
ploy  and  service  of  the  City,  but  in  no 
event  shall  this  increase  of  salary  exceed 
a  maximum  of  $100.00. 


Resolved,  That  so  much  of  Section  1, 
Chapter  1,  of  the  Ordinances  of  the  City 


of  Buffalo,  which  reads : 

Bridge  Engineers,  per  day . $3.50 

— be  amended  to  read  as  follows : 

Bridge  Engineers,  per  day . $4.00 


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Resolved,  That  so  much  of  Section  1 
of  Chapter  1  of  the  Ordinances  of  the  City 
of  Buffalo  under  Miscellaneous  as  relates 
to  the  following : 

1  Inspector  Grand  Army  Relief  Fund, 
$750.00  ;  be  amended  so  as  to  read  as  fol¬ 
lows  : 

1  Inspector  Grand  Army  Relief  Fund, 

$1,000.00. 

The  above  to  take  effect  July  1,  1912. 


Resolved,  That  pursuant  to  Chapter  349 
c  f  the  Laws  of  191*1,  so  much  of  Section 
1  of  Chapter  1  of  the  Ordinances,  as  re¬ 
lates  to  salaries  in  the  Department  of 
Public  Instruction,  be  and  the  same  is 
hereby  amended  by  the  following  pro¬ 
visions,  fixing  the  salaries  of  the  members 
of  the  Board  of  School  Examiners  at 
$1,000.00  per  annum  each: 

Five  school  examiners,  each  .  .  .  .$1,000.00 


Resolved,  That  so  much  of  Section  1  of 
Chapter  1  of  the  Ordinances  of  the  City 
of  Buffalo  under  Playground  Commission 
as  reads  as  follows : 

12  Directors  of  Playgrounds,  each 

per  annum . $1,020.00 

12  Assistant  Directors  of  Play¬ 
grounds  on  duty  six  months, 
each  per  annum .  390.00 

12  Caretakers  of  Playgrounds, 

each  per  annum .  720.00 

— be  amended  so  as  to  read  as  follows : 

13  Directors  of  Playgrounds,  each 

per  annum  . . $1,020.00 

13  Assistant  Directors  of  Play¬ 
grounds  on  duty  six  months, 

»  ach  per  annum .  390.00 

1 3  Caretakers  of  Playgrounds, 

each  per  annum  .  720.00 


Resolved,  That,  in  concurrence  with  the 
action  of  the  Commissioner  of  Public 
Works,  in  fixing  the  salaries  of  the  four 
deputy  commissioners  in  the  Department 
of  Public  Works  at  $4,000.00  per  annum 
each,  so  much  of  Section  1  of  Chapter  1 
of  the  Ordinances  as  relates  to  salaries  in 
t lie  Department  of  Public  Works  be  and 
the  same  is  hereby  amended  by  inserting 
therein  the  following : 

1  Deputy  Engineer  Commissioner, 

per  annum . $4,000.00 

1  Deputy  Water  Commissioner, 

per  annum .  4,000.00 

1  Deputy  Building  Commissioner, 

per  annum .  4,000.00 

1  Deputy  Street  Commissioner, 

per  annum  .  4,000.00 


Resolved,  That  so  much  of  Section  1  of 
Chapter  1  of  the  Ordinances  as  relates  to 
the  following  positions  in  the  Department 
of  Public  Works  be  and  the  same  is  hereby 
amended  to  read  as  follows: 

General  Office 


Secretary,  per  annum . $2,200.00 

Cashier,  r>er  annum .  1,800.00 


Bureau  of  Engineering. 
Superintendent  of  Sanitary  and 

Sewage  Station,  per  annum  ...  1,400.00 
Franchise  Clerk,  per  annum  ....  1,200.00 
Chief  Clerk,  per  annum .  1,400.00 


Bureau  of  Building. 

Inspector  of  Heating,  per  annum  1,400.00 
Chief  Architectural  Draughtsman  1,400.00 
Three(3)  Architectural  Draughts¬ 
men,  each  ...  1,200.00 

Chief  Inspector  of  Buildings  ....  1,600.00 

Municipal  Building. 

Three  (3)  Special  O dicers,  each, 

per  day  .  3.00 

Three  (3)  Porters,  each,  per  day  2.50 

Custodian,  per  annum  .  1,200.00 

City  Court  Building. 

Custodian,  on  appointment,  per 

annum .  1,200.00 

After  5  years,  per  annum .  1,300.00 

After  10  years,  per  annum .  1,400.00 

Three  (3)  Special  Officers,  each, 

per  day  .  3.00 

Three  (3)  Porters,  each,  per  day  2.50 

9  Charwomen,  each,  per  day  .  .  .  .  •  1.75 

Custodian,  Convention  Hall,  per 

annum . . .  1,100 . 00 

Custodian,  Arsenal,  per  annum  .  .  1,100.00 

Bureau  of  Water. 

4  Meter  Inspectors,  each,  on  ap¬ 
pointment,  per  annum  .  900.00 

-After  5  years’  service,  per  annum  1,000.00 
Supt.  of  Distributions,  per  annum  1,400.00 
Asst.  Supt.  of  Distributions,  per 

annum .  1,200.00 

Meter  Clerk,  on  appointment,  per 

annum  ...  .  .  1,100.00 

After  5  years,  per  annum  .  1,200.00 

After  10  years,  per  annum .  1,300.00 

Chief  Engineer,  Pumping  Station, 

per  annum .  2,800.00 

1st  Asst.  Engineer,  Pumping  Sta¬ 
tion,  per  annum .  1,800.00 

Bureau  of  Streets. 

Secretary . «...  1,600.00 

Chief  Clerk  .  1,300.00 

The  same  to  take  effect  July  1,  1912. 


Resolved,  That  so  much  of  Section  1  of 
Chapter  1  of  the  Ordinances  of  the  City  of 
Euffalo,  under  the  heading,  Department  of 
Assessment,  as  reads  as  follows: 

3  Assessors,  each  . $4,000.00 

— be  amended  so  as  to  read  as  follows: 

3  Assessors,  each  . $5,000.00 

The  above  to  take  effect  July  1.  1912. 


Resolved,  That  so  much  of  Section  1  of 
Chapter  1  of  the  Ordinances  of  the  City 
of  Buffalo,  under  Department  of  Poor,  as 
reads  as  follows : 

2  Special  Inspectors,  each . $  800.00 

— be  amended  so  as  to  read  as  follows : 

2  Special  Inspectors,  each . $  900.00 

— also  by  adding  thereto  the  following : 

1  Clerk  and  Stenographer . $  900.00 

1  Nurse  for  Quarantined  Homes.  900.00 

One  clerk  and  stenographer  shall  receive 
to  his  minimum  salary  an  increase  of 
$100.00  for  every  period  of  five  years,  not 
exceeding  three  such  periods,  during  which 
he  has  been  or  shall  hereafter  be  continu¬ 
ously  in  the  regular  employ  and  service  of 
the  City,  but  in  no  event  shall  this  in¬ 
crease  of  salary  exceed  the  maximum  of 
$300.00. 

Every  such  period  of  five  years  shall  be 
deemed  continuous  where  such  employe  or 
employes  has  not  been  or  shall  not  be 


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separated  from  service  for  more  than  one 
year  in  the  aggregate;  provided  that  such 
separation  shall  not  have  been  or  shall  not 
be  due  to  the  fault  or  misconduct  of  such 
employe  or  employes. 

The  above  to  take  effect  July  1,  1912. 


Resolved,  That  so  much  of  Section  1  of 
Chapter  1  of  the  Ordinances  of  the  City 
of  Buffalo  as  relates  to  the  salaries  of  the 
assistant  clerks  and  probation  officers  of 
the  City  Court  be  and  the  same  are  hereby 
amended  as  follows : 

That  the  item  heretofore  reading  “8  as¬ 
sistant  clerks,  each,  per  annum,  $900,”  be 
amended  so  as  to  read  as  follows  : 

2  Assistant  Clerks,  each  of  whom 
shall  have  had  not  less  than 
nine  3rears’  experience  as  a 


court  clerk,  minimum . $1,000.00’ 

6  Assistant  Clerks,  minimum, 

each  .  900.00 

4  Probation  Officers,  each  per  an¬ 
num  .  1,200.00 

1  Chief  Probation  Officer,  per  an¬ 
num  .  1,300.00 


Resolved,  That  so  much  of  Section  1  of 
Chapter  1  of  the  Ordinances  of  the  City  of 
Buffalo,  under  the  Department  of  Finance, 


Treasurer’s  Office,  as  relates  to  the  fol¬ 
lowing  : 

1  Bookkeeper  . $1,200.00 

1  Assistant  Bookkeeper .  900.00 

1  Receiving  Clerk .  900.00 

1  Index  Clerk .  900.00 

— be  and  the  same  hereby  is  amended  so 
as  to  read  as  follows : 

1  Bookkeeper  . $1,300.00 

1  Assistant  Bookkeeper .  1,000.00 

1  Receiving  Clerk  . 1,000.00 

1  Index  Clerk .  1,000.00 

— the  same  to  take  effect  July  1,  1912. 


Resolved.  That  Section  83  of  Chapter  14 
of  the  Ordinances  be  amended  by  adding 
the  following : 

Male  Director  of  German  Gym¬ 


nastics  . . . $1,400.00 

Male  Assistants .  1,200.00 


Resolved,  That  the  last  sentence  of  the 
fourth  paragraph  of  Section  2 -a  of  Chap¬ 
ter  X  of  the  Ordinances  of  the  City  of 
Buffalo,  as  printed  on  pages  193  and  194 
of  the  Proceedings  of  the  Common  Coun¬ 
cil  for  the  year  1912,  be  and  the  same  is 
herebj'-  amended  so  as  to  read  as  follows : 

“Provided,  however,  that  said  commis¬ 
sioner  shall  include  in  the  district  last 
above  defined  in  the  notice  given  for  the 
year  nineteen  hundred  and  twelve,  the  fol¬ 
lowing  streets  which  shall  be  substituted 
for  and  approximately  equal  amount  of 
woi’k  in  such  district  as  hereinbefore  de¬ 
fined,  and  shall  not  be  deemed  an  addi¬ 
tional  requirement :  Ferry  street,  between 
Niagara  and  Main  streets,  and  Grant 
street,  between  Hampshire  street  and  For¬ 
est  avenue ;  it  being  hereby  required  that 
all  poles  and  all  overhead  wires,  cables 
*and  appliances  shall  be  removed  in  the 
year  nineteen  hundred  and  twelve,  and  all 
such  wires,  cables  and  necessary  appli¬ 


ances  shall  be  buried  during  said  year,  or 
as  soon  thereafter  as  practicable,  without 
detriment  to  the  service.” 


Sec.  25.  No  person  shall  walk,  stand  or 
be  upon  a  public  or  private  alleyway,, 
street,  sidewalk,  or  any  public  or  private 
place  within  the  City  of  Buffalo  for  the 
purpose  of  asking,  soliciting  or  inducing 
any  person  to  accompany  him  or  her  to 
any  assignation  house,  house  of  prostitu¬ 
tion,  bawdy  house  or  any  other  place  for 
the  purpose  of  prostitution  or  other  im¬ 
moral  act ;  nor  shall  any  person  from,  in, 
or  upon  any  yard,  steps,  doorway,  window,, 
street,  sidewalk  or  any  public  or  private 
place,  ask,  solicit  or  endeavor  by  any 
word,  act,  sign  or  gesture  whatsoever,  to 
persuade  any  person  to  go  with  or  accom¬ 
pany  or  meet  him  or  her  or  any  other  per¬ 
son  for  any  such  purpose.  Any  person 
who  shall  violate  any  provision  of  this 
section  shall  be  guilty  of  disorderly  con¬ 
duct  and  shall,  upon  conviction  thereof, 
forfeit  and  pay  a  fine  or  penalty  of  not 
to  exceed  fifty  dollars,  or  shall  be  impris¬ 
oned  for  a  neriod  not  exceeding  six  months 
for  each  offense,  or  shall  suffer  both  such 
fine  or  penalty  and  imprisonment. 


Resolved,  That  Section  79  of  Chapter  14 
of  the  Ordinances  of  the  City  of  Buffalo  be 
amended  so  as  to  read  as  follows : 

Sec.  79.  Substitutes  must  be  supplied 
for  all  absent  teachers,  and  they  shall  be 
paid  at  the  following  rate :  The  substitute 
teacher  in  grammar  or  primary  schools 
shall  be  paid  at  the  rate  of  $2.00  per  day. 
Substitutes  for  special  teachers  in  the  high 
schools  shall  be  paid  at  the  rate  to  be  fixed 
by  the  Superintendent  of  Education.  Act¬ 
ing  principals  shall  receive  an  addition  to 
their  regular  salary  of  $1.00  per  day,  to 
be  deducted  with  the  substitute’s  pay,  from 
the  pay  of  the  principal.  Provided,  fur¬ 
ther,  that  no  substitute  shall  receive  com¬ 
pensation  for  less  than  one-half  day’s  ser¬ 
vices. 


Resolved,  That  Section  1  of  Chapter  1  of 
the  Ordinances  of  the  City  of  Buffalo,  un¬ 
der  the  heading  Children’s  Court,  be 
amended  by  adding  thereto  the  following : 

Housekeeper  -  Cook,  Detention 

Home  . $  480.00 

Maid  .  180.00 

Helper  .  416.00 

— and  that  so  much  of  the  above  chapter 
and  section,  under  the  heading  Children’s 
Court,  as  reads  as  follows : 

1  Assistant  Superintendent  De¬ 
tention  Home' . ..$  600.00 

— be  amended  so  as  to  read  as  follows: 

1  Janitor,  Detention  Home . $  600.00 

And  that  the  second  paragraph  of  sub¬ 

division  20  of  Section  8  of  Chapter  3  be 
amended  so  as  to  read  as  follows : 

That  on  the  written  requisition  of  the 
Superintendent  of  the  Juvenile  Detention 
Home  the  City  Clerk  may  draw,  and  the 
Comptroller  countersign  a  warrant  for  any 
such  requisition  not  to  exceed  $25.00  in 
any  one  month,  provided  that  the  Comp¬ 
troller  has  certified  in  writing  upon  the 
requisition  that  its  payment  will  not  over¬ 
draw  the  amount  appropriated  for  the  ex- 


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of  said  home  is  hereby  authorized  with  the 
funds  thus  obtained  to  employ  the  neces¬ 
sary  laundress  or  laundresses  and  char¬ 
women  at  not  to  exceed  $1.50  per  day. 
Provided  that  to  each  requisition  from  the 
said  Superintendent  is  attached  a  detailed 
statement  showing  the  expenditures  of 
I*  moriey  advanced  upon  the  previous  requisi¬ 
tion  with  any  balance  remaining  unex¬ 
pended.  Such  statement  must  be  signed 
and  sworn  to  by  the  Superintendent  and 
certified  as  just  and  correct  by  the  Judge 
of  the  Children’s  Court.  The  above  to  take 
^  effect  July  1,  1912. 


Resolved,  That  Section  1  of  Chapter  1  of 
the  Ordinances  of  the  City  of  Buffalo,  un¬ 
der  the  Department  of  Public  Instruction, 
be  amended  by  striking  therefrom  the  fol¬ 
lowing  : 

12  Truant  Officers,  at  least  one  of  whom 
shall  be  able  to  speak  the  Polish  lan¬ 
guage  and  at  least  one  of  whom  shall  be 
able  to  speak  the  Italian  language,  each 
$850.00. 

That  so  much  of  Section  83  of  Chapter 
14  of  the  Ordinances  of  the  City  of  Buf¬ 
falo  as  reads  as  follows : 

Truant  Officers,  minimum  $800 ;  annual 
increase,  $100  ;  maximum,  $1,200  ;  pro¬ 
vided,  however,  that  out  of  said  maxi¬ 
mum  salary  of  $1,200  said  truant  offi¬ 
cers  shall  pay  their  own  transportation 
expenses. 

— be  amended  so  as  to  read  as  follows: 

14  Truant  Officers,  at  least  one  of  whom 
shall  be  able  to  speak  the  Polish  lan¬ 
guage,  and  at  least  one  of  whom  shall 
be  able  to  speak  the  Italian  language, 
mininium,  $800;  annual  increase,  $100; 
maximum,  $1,200  ;  provided,  however, 
that  out  of  said  maximum  salary  of 
$1,200  said  truant  officers  shall  pay  their 
cwn  transportation  expenses. 

The  above  amendments  to  take  effect 
July  1.  1912. 


Resolved,  That  Chapter  12  of  the  Ordi¬ 
nances  of  the  City  of  Buffalo  be  amended 
by  adding  thereto  a  new  section  to  be 
known  as  Section  10a  and  to  read  as  fol¬ 
lows  : 

Specifications  for  Fire  Escapes. 
Section  10a — 

Escapes  shall  not  be  less  than  four  feet 
wide. 

Brackets — Not  less  than  *4x1  %x%-inch 
angle  iron  and  spaced  not  more  than  three 
feet  apart  with  braces  not  less  than  one 
inch  square  iron  and  must  extend  two- 
thirds  the  width  of  balcony  with  one-inch 
bolt  ends  through  wall  with  5x5% -inch 
washers  and  nut  on  inside  of  wall. 

Top  Rail — li4x%-inch  iron  or  1  %x%- 
inch  angle  iron  rail  around  balcony  not 
less  than  three  feet  high. 

Bottom  Rail  —  ]%xl%-inch  iron,  or 
1  %xk*  -inch  angle  iron.  Rails  must  go 
through  wall  with  washers  on  nut  on  in¬ 
side. 

Connecting  or  Filling-in  Bars — Top  and 
Aottom  rails  may  be  connected  by  three¬ 
-quarter-inch  square  bars  not  more  than 
three  feet  apart  with  lx  % -inch  crossbars 


well  riveted  on  top  and  bottom  rail  with 
crosses.  Filling-in  bars  may  be  one-half 
round-  or  square  iron  not  more  than  six 
inches  apart  and  well  riveted  to  top  and 
bottom  rails. 

Flooring — l%x%-inch  iron  slats  riveted 
to  batten  1  %x%-inch  each  and  spaced 
1%-inch  between  slats  or  lx  % -inch  slats 
placed  edgewise  not  over  1%-inch  apart 
with  three  rows  of  timbers  strung  on 
wrought-iron  rods  running  through  and 
well  fastened  at  end.  Flooring  to  be  fast¬ 
ened  to  bottom  rail  with  1%-inch  wrought- 
iron  clips  not  less  than  four  feet  apart. 

Stairs — Stairs  shall  not  be  less  than  two 
feet  six  inches  wide  and  placed  at  an 
angle  of  not  less  than  forty-five  degrees 
nor  more  than  sixty  degrees.  Stringers 
must  i*e  not  less  than  6x%-inch  iron  or 
two  stringers  2x%-inch  iron,  one  on  front 
and  one  on  back  of  treads  and  well  riveted 
oi  bolted  to  treads.  Treads  to  be  not  less 
than  six  inches  wide.  Riser  nine  inches 
high.  Treads  may  be  constructed  the 
same  as  flooring  with  l^x^-inch  angle- 
iron  noses  on  front  of  tread  and  to  be 
riveted  to  I%x3-16  inch  angle  iron  on 
ends  that  fasten  to  stringers. 

Stairway  Openings  —  Stairway  openings 
on  each  balcony  shall  be  of  size  sufficient 
to  provide  clear  headway  and  in  no  case 
shall  they  be  less  than  twenty-one  inches 
wide  and  three  feet  six  inches  long. 

Balance  Drop  Stairs — Must  not  be  less 
than  two  feet  six  inches  wide  and  must  be 
balanced  from  a  bracket  above,  cut 
through  the  wall  with  a  bolt  in  same  as 
bracket  with  bolt  and  washer  and  to  have 
iron  sheaves  on  front  of  bracket  for  wire 
cables  to  pass  through  which  is  attached 
to  stairs  on  the  end  and  balance  weight  on 
the  other  end. 

Balcony  on  Top  Floor — The  balcony  on 
top  shall  be  provided  with  a  gooseneck 
ladder  leading  to  and  above  the  roof  and 
securely  fastened  to  the  building.  The 
foregoing  described  what  will  be  exacted 
and  deemed  a  suitable  means  of  escape 
from  building  but  is  not  planned  as  a  bar 
to  devising  as  efficient  or  perhaps  better 
escape. 

Plans  for  escape  must  be  forwarded  to 
the  office  of  the  State  Fire  Marshal,  Al¬ 
bany,  N.  Y.,  for  approval. 


Resolved,  That  so  much  of  Section  1  of 
Chapter  1  of  the  Ordinances  of  the  City  of 
Buffalo  under  the  Department  of  Police 
as  relates  to  the  salary  of  the  Superin¬ 
tendent.  be  and  the  same  is  hereby 
amended  so  as  to  read  as  follows,  the 
same  to  take  effect  July  1,  1912,  to  wit: 

Superintendent  . $4,500.00 


Resolved,  That  so  much  of  Section  1  of 
Chapter  1  of  the  Ordinances  of  the  City 
of  Buffalo  under  the  Department  of  Police 
as  relates  to  the  salaries  of  Precinct  De¬ 
tectives,  Patrolmen  first,  second  and  third 
grades,  Pilots  patrol  boat,  Engineers  pa¬ 
trol  boat  and  Stokers  patrol  boat  be  and 
the  same  is  hereby  amended  so  as  to  read 
as  follows,  the  same  to  take  effect  July  1, 
1912,  to  wit: 


Precinct  Detectives . $1,350.00 

Patrolmen,  first  grade  .  1,100.00 

Patrolmen,  second  grade .  1,000.00 


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Patrolmen,  third  grade  .  900.00 

Pilots,  patrol  boat .  1,100.00 

Engineers,  patrol  boat  .  1,100.00 

Stokers,  pilot  boat .  1,000.00 


Resolved,  That  so  much  of  Section  1  of 
Chapter  1  of  the  Ordinances  of  the  City 
of  Buffalo  as  relates  to  positions  in  the 
Department  of  Public  Works  be  and  the 
same  is  hereby  amended  by  the  addition 
of  the  following : 

BUREAU  OF  BUILDING. 

Assistant  Structural  Engineer  ..$1,400.00 


Resolved,  That  in  accordance  with  the 
recommendation  of  the  Board  of  Health 
and  the  Health  Commissioner,  Chapter 
XXV  of  the  Ordinances  of  the  City  of  Buf¬ 
falo  be  and  the  same  is  hereby  amended 
by  adding  thereto  the  following,  to  be 
designated  Section  161  : 

Sec.  161.  The  Ernest  Wende  Hospital 
at  Spring  street  and  Broadway  and  the 
Municipal  Hospital,  770  East  Ferry  street, 
near  Kehr  street,  known  as  the  quaran¬ 
tine  hospital,  shall  continue  to  be  main¬ 
tained  by  the  City  for  the  care  and  treat¬ 
ment  of  persons  affected  with  any  of  the 
infectious  or  contagious  diseases  which  are 
enumerated  in  Section  11  of  this  Chapter. 
The  Health  Commissioner  shall  have 
charge  and  control  of  each  of  said  hos¬ 
pitals.  The  title  for  the  office  of  Super¬ 
intendent  of  the  Ernest  Wende  Hospital 
shall  hereafter  be  Superintendent  of  the 
Ernest  Wende  and  Municipal  Hospitals, 
and  the  title  of  the  office  of  Physician  at 
the  Municipal  Hospital  shall  hereafter  be 
Resident  Physician  at  Hospitals.  The  su¬ 
perintendent,  physicians,  nurses,  and  such 
other  employes  as'  the  Health  Commis¬ 
sioner  shall,  from  time  to  time,  designate 
shall  be  required  to  live  at  the  hospital  at 
which  they  are  employed  respectively  and 
their  lodging  and  maintenance  shall  be  fur¬ 
nished  by  the  city.  The  employes  now  at¬ 
tached  to  either  of  said  hospitals  shall 
continue  to  be  so  employed  until  removed 
acording  to  law ;  provided,  that  the 
Health  Commissioner  may  transfer  any  of 
them  from  one  of  said  hospitals  to  the 
other,  or,  in  case  of  need,  may  detail  them 
temporarily  to  such  other  appropriate  du¬ 
ties  as  in  his  discretion  the  public  health 
shall  require. 

The  cost  of  the  care,  treatment  and 
maintenance,  and  the  ambulance  fees,  of 
patients  who  are  unable  to  pay  therefor 
and  who  are  committed  to  either  of  said 
hospitals  by  any  competent  officer  or  au¬ 
thority  within  the  City  of  Buffalo  or  the 
County  of  Erie,  shall  be  a  charge  against 
said  City  or  County,  according  to  law,  at 
the  prevailing  and  legal  rates  charged  by 
other  hospitals.  The  rates  to  be  charged 
for  the  care,  treatment  and  maintenance 
of  patients  who  are  able  to  pay  therefor 
shall  be  fixed  by  regulation  of  the  Board 
of  Health.  All  sums  received  for  such 
care,  treatment  or  maintenance  from  any 
patient  or  other  person,  or  from  ilie 
County  of  Erie  or  other  county  or  munic¬ 
ipal  corporation,  or  from  any  department 
o:  the  City  of  Buffalo  shall  be  placed  by 
,  the  Department  of  Finance  to  the  credit 
*of  a  fund  for  the  maintenance  of  the  hos¬ 
pitals  mentioned  in  this  section.  The  cost 
•  of  such  maintenance,  alteration,  repaiis 
and  improvements,  in  excess  of  the  in¬ 


come  above  mentioned,  shall  be  provided 
in  the  annual  estimate  for  the  Depart¬ 
ment  of  Health.  Admissions  to  said  hos¬ 
pitals,  or  either  of  them,  shall  be  subject 
to  the  control  of  the  Health  Commissioner, 
under  regulations  of  the  Board  of  Health, 
according  to  the  provisions  of  the  Charter 
of  the  City  of  Buffalo  for  the  protection 
of  the  public  health” 


Resolved,  That  so  much  of  Section  83 
of  Chapter  14  of  the  Ordinances  as  relates 
to  the  position  of  shop  teachers  in  voca¬ 
tional  schools  be  amended  as  follows : 

Shop  teachers  in  vocational  schools, 
minimum  $900.00,  annual  increase  $100.00, 
maximum,  $1,500.00, 

— changed  to  read  : 

Assistant  teachers  in  vocational  schools, 
minimum  $900.00,  annual  increase  $100.00, 
maximum  $1,500.00. 

Also  that  so  much  of  Sections  S3  and 
84  of  Chapter  14  of  the  Ordinances  in  re¬ 
lation  to  salaries  of  grammar  and  pri¬ 
mary  school  principals,  be  amended  by 
adding  the  following : 

Principals  of  independent  vocational 
schools  shall  receive  the  same  salary  and 
on  the  same  basis  as  to  attendance  as 
principals  of  grammar  and  primary 
schools. 

That  such  independent  vocational  schools 
are  to  be  established  only  with  the  con¬ 
currence  of  the  Common  Council. 


Resolved,  That  Chapter  1  of  the  Ordin¬ 
ances  be  and  the  same  is  hereby  amended 
by  adding  thereto  a  new  section,  to  be  des¬ 
ignated  Section  8  and  to  read  as  follows : 

Sec.  8.  The  seal  of  the  City  of  Buffalo 
heretofore  used  for  that  purpose  is  hereby 
officially  adopted  as  the  City  Seal,  and  is 
described  as  follows :  To  the  left  center, 
lighthouse  on  pier,  with  ship  passing  it 
into  the  harbor.  To  the  lower  right,  canal 
boat  passing  into  the  canal  to  the  right, 
surrounded  in  circle  by  the  legend  “City 
of  Buffalo  Incorporated  1832.” 

The  design  and  description  of  a  Munic¬ 
ipal  Flag  for  the  City  of  Buffalo  submitted 
by  the  Mayor  and  Commissioner  of  Public 
Works  to  the  Common  Council  on  June 
10,  1912,  are  hereby  adopted  as  the  design 
and  description  of  the  Municipal  Flag  of 
the  City. 

The  Coat  of  Arms  of  the  State  of  New 
York  with  the  seal  of  the  City  of  Buffalo 
superimposed  upon  the  shield  of  the  same 
— all  in  blue,  upon  the  field  of  the  flag  in 
Continental  buff. 

The  design  and  description  submitted  by 
the  Buffalo  Ad  Club  to  the  Common  Coun¬ 
cil  at  its  meeting  on  June  24,  1912,  are 
hereby  adopted  as  the  design  and  descrip¬ 
tion  of  the  Trade  Flag  of  the  City  of  Buf¬ 
falo,  being  a  white  bison  in  a  field  of  blue, 
which  is  surrounded  by  a  bar  of  white, 
and  on  the  exterior  a  bar  of  red. 


That  Section  18  of  Chapter  10  be 
amended  to  read  as  follows : 

Sec.  18.  There  is  hereby  created  in  the 
Bureau  of  Engineering  of  the  Department 
of  Public  Works  the  position  of  City  Line¬ 
man,  who  shall  be  appointed  by  the  Com¬ 
missioner  of  Public  Works,  and  who  shall 


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within  fifteen  years  previous  to  the  time 
of  his  appointment,  have  not  had  less  than 
five  years’  practical  experience  as  a  line¬ 
man,  and  not  less  than  three  years’  prac¬ 
tical  experience  on  work  similar  to  the 
work  described  in  Sections  10  to  17,  in¬ 
clusive,  of  this  chapter ;  provided,  how- 
Pver,  that  said  three  years’  practical  ex¬ 
perience  on  such  similar  work  need  not  be 
addition  to  the  five  years’  practical  ex¬ 
perience  as  a  lineman.  Subject  to  the  con¬ 
trol  of  the  Commissioner  of  Public  Works, 


the  City  Lineman  shall  inspect  the  wires 
and  appliances  on  the  streets  and  public 
places  in  the  City  of  Buffalo,  and  shall  be 
charged  with  such  other  duties  relating 
thereto  as  may  be  imposed  upon  him  by 
said  Commissioner  of  Public  Works.  The 
salary  of  the  City  Lineman  shall  imme¬ 
diately  be  fixed  by  the  Commissioner  of 
Public  Works,  with  the  concurrence  of  the 
Common  Council.” 

There  shall  be  no  more  than  two  (2) 
Linemen  appointed. 


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